Quotes from Brenda Shoshanna

God's guiding hand, the guiding Voice, resting lightly upon us is best felt and heard when we are silent and still.

Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.

This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.

Change is the very basis of our life, not to be fought, to be welcomed and tasted, to be seen for the gift it truly is.

When we are able to receive life's challenges as koans rather than problems, they become interesting and exciting, rather than ponderous and depressing.

Now today, moment by moment, realize that each person and event that happens is life for you. Life is not somewhere else. See how fully you can accept the life that presents itself to you now.

A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.

In a relationship if you are giving and getting nothing back in return, stop giving so much, and spend time being. Give to yourself, be who you are.

Whatever we can't love or accept in another, is a mirror of something we can't love or accept in ourselves.

Relying on another is an expression of attachment, not love, a manifestation of insecurity and suffering, not understanding the true nature of our lives.

We create a mask to meet the masks of others. Then we wonder why we cannot love, and why we feel so alone.

Now today, moment by moment, realize that each person and event that happens is life for you. Life is not somewhere else. See how fully you can accept the life that presents itself to you now.

In a sense, we are all like flowers longing for the light while we keep our petals closed. There is plenty of sun and light available, but if we are closed we cannot let it in.

Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.

Fear of the future and longing for the past are major factors which impede appropriate action.